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The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

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144 HIS END<br />

<strong>The</strong> earth is utterly broken down, since a big chunk <strong>of</strong> it has been<br />

destroyed. <strong>The</strong> earth is moved exceedingly, it is moved out <strong>of</strong> its orbit<br />

that God had created for it to follow. <strong>The</strong> earth shall reel to and fro<br />

like a drunkard! Doesn’t that describe the erratic movement <strong>of</strong> the<br />

earth around the Sun that we just proposed? <strong>The</strong> earth shall be<br />

removed like a cottage, in the same way a tornado removes a cottage!<br />

And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river<br />

Euphrates; and the water there<strong>of</strong> was dried up, that the way <strong>of</strong> the<br />

kings <strong>of</strong> the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits<br />

like frogs come out <strong>of</strong> the mouth <strong>of</strong> the dragon, and out <strong>of</strong> the<br />

mouth <strong>of</strong> the beast, and out <strong>of</strong> the mouth <strong>of</strong> the false prophet. For<br />

they are the spirits <strong>of</strong> devils, working miracles, which go forth unto<br />

the kings <strong>of</strong> the earth and <strong>of</strong> the whole world, to gather them to the<br />

battle <strong>of</strong> that great day <strong>of</strong> God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief.<br />

Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk<br />

naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into<br />

a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. (Rev 16:12-16)<br />

<strong>The</strong> unholy trinity <strong>of</strong> Satan, Antichrist (the Beast) and the false prophet<br />

now gather their troops to go to war. <strong>The</strong> military headquarters <strong>of</strong> this<br />

great army is situated in a place called Armageddon. This place is<br />

actually located to the southeast <strong>of</strong> the port <strong>of</strong> Haifa. It is a very<br />

strategic location in Israel (Antichrist’s homeland).<br />

As we said earlier, the seventh vial depicts the end <strong>of</strong> the world,<br />

but the details <strong>of</strong> the battle <strong>of</strong> Armageddon are resumed in Revelation<br />

19:11-21:<br />

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat<br />

upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth<br />

judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame <strong>of</strong> fire, and on his<br />

head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man<br />

knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in<br />

blood: and his name is called <strong>The</strong> Word <strong>of</strong> God. And the armies<br />

which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in<br />

fine linen, white and clean. And out <strong>of</strong> his mouth goeth a sharp<br />

sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule<br />

them with a rod <strong>of</strong> iron: and he treadeth the winepress <strong>of</strong> the<br />

fierceness and wrath <strong>of</strong> Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture<br />

and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD

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